Paper-weight.



V. OLSEN.

PAPER WEIGHT.

APPLIUATION FILED JULY 3, 1914.

Patented Mar. 9, 1915.

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is designed more same being attached to the basket 0 in a vertical plane, in order that VIGTOB OLSEN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

PAPER-WEIGHT.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 9, 1915..

Application filed July 3, 1914. Serial No. 848,833.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that T, VICTOR OLSEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in PaperWVeights, of which the following is a specification.

The paper weight which is the subject matter of the present application for patent particularly for use in connection with wire baskets used in offices for holding papers, mail matter, etc., and its object is to provide an easily handled paper weight for the contents of the basket, the

and readily adjustable to hold or release the papers.

This object is attained by means of a novel combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device, partly broken away; Fig. 2 is a crosssection of the wire basket, showing the device attached thereto, and F igs. 3 and d are cross-sections of the basket showing two different ways in which the weight may be suspended.

Referring specifically to the drawing, the weight proper is a body 5 of suflicient mass to answer the purpose for which it is to be used, and being square in outline. The outline of the weight however is immaterial and may be varied as desired. A handle is provided for the weight, the same comprising a straight shank 6 of wire attached at one end to the weight, said end having a looped bend 7 extending around the sides of the weight. The other end of the shank is pivoted to the top or rim of the basket 8, and has a finger-piece 9 for manipulating the shank to raise the weight. This fingerpiece is formed by bending the wire into a loop extending transversely of the shank. The end of the wire is brought underneath the shank and bent downward into an eye 10 through which the wire 11 forming the rim of the basket passes, whereby the shank is pivotally connected to the basket to swing the weight may be elevated, which is done by pressing down on the finger-piece 9, and upon releasing the latter, the shank swings down to lower the weight on the papers in the basket.

Adjacent to the loop 7 the shank 6 is slightly ofl'set to one side, as indicated at 12, and the end of the wire is brought opposite to said ofi set and seats therein. Thus the shank is in line with the center of the weight 5 and strain on one side of the loop 7 is avoided. A sleeve 13 is slipped over the offset 12 and the end of the wire alongside the same. The edge of the groove 14 in which the loop 7 seats. weight 5 is tapered or wedge-shaped in transverse section and at the middle of its narrow edge the wire forming the loop 7 is bent outward to form a hook 15.

The shank 6 is secured to the rim wire 11 of the basket 8, at one of the corners thereof, by springing the wire forming the eye 10 over said rim wire. The shank is loosely supported on the wire 11, and as it can also swing up and down, the weight 5 can be readily manipulated to hold the papers in the basket, or lifted to release the papers, and the weight may be swung from one side of the basket to the other side. The weight may also be supported in elevated position in the basket by slipping the hook 15 over the rim wire 11 on one side of the basket, and it may thus be hung inside or outside the basket as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. The wedge-shape of the weight allows it to be hung close to the side of the basket, and when thus hung its widest portion is at the bottom, so that it hangs steady. Adjacent to the eye 10, the shank 6 has a lateral bend 16 which rests on the wire 11 and allows easy twisting of the shank to hang the weight in pendent position.

The weight 5 need not be lifted out of the basket when new papers are deposited therein, as the papers may simply be dropped in the basket and the shank 6 given a twist to bring the weight to one side and raise it high enough to come above the papers, after which it is allowed to drop.

The device is very simple and cheap in construction, and it makes a handy and convenient device for the purpose stated.

The device is also adapted for wooden desk baskets by applying a screw-eye to the top of such basket to form a pivotal support for the eye 10.

ll claim:

1. A paper weight comprising a weight body, a shank carrying said body, means on said shank for pivotally connecting the same to a support, and suspension means on one side of the weight body.

2. A paper weight comprising a weight The weight 5 has a body, a shank carrying said body, means on said shank for pivotally connecting the same to a support, and suspension means on one side of the Weight body, said body being tapered transversely and the suspension means being on the narrow side of the body.

3. A paper Weight comprising a Weight body, a shank having at one end a loop extending around the sides of the body, and supporting the same, and means on the other end of the shank for pivotally con- 1 Copies of this patent may necting the same to a support.

41. A paper Weight comprising a shank having at one end a bend to form a pivot eye, and a Weight body carried by the other end of the shank.

5. A paper Weight comprising a shank having at one end a bend to form a pivot eye, above which eye the shank has a laterally extending part, and a weight body carried by the other end of the shank.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

VICTOR OLSEN.

Witnesses:

W. R. KNIGHT, H. G. BATGHELOR.

Washington, D. C.

be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents 2 

